DeNA has built an impressive reputation with its free-to-play iOS and Android titles, the majority of which comfortably sit in the card battle and role-playing genres. In order to branch out, the publisher teamed with Scattered Entertainment to create The Drowning, an upcoming iPhone and iPad first-person shooter slated to arrive early 2013. Set within a post apocalyptic world, the game sends players on a journey to figure out why some mysterious sludge transformed people into monsters.

"Scattered Entertainment's vision is to bring the type of deep, high-quality and immersive games normally only experienced on PC and consoles, to the convenient, powerful modern mobile device," said Ben Cousins, general manager of Scattered Entertainment and head of DeNA's European studio operations. "The Drowning combines the play-patterns and touch-screen specific control systems expected of tablet and smartphone games with unmatched console-quality graphics, innovative skill-based gameplay and a rich, expansive fictional world."

As expected, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City- 10th Anniversary Edition debuted on iPhone and iPad this morning. Conspicuous by its absence, sadly, was the Android version, which fell victim to (as Rockstar puts it) validation errors. That said, we have no official word when Vice City will appear on Google Play. [Download]

Unfortunately, Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition also missed its December 6 release date, and is in danger of suffering yet another delay. The game was supposed to launch last week, only to get pulled at the last moment due to an untold number of bugs. There’s still hope, however, that it’ll appear tomorrow, December 7.

Electronic Arts delivered on its promise to bring the newest update for The Simpsons: Tapped Out to iOS, and it appears to have been worth the wait. For starters, players received new characters, like Barney, Sideshow Mel, Santa Homer, and Santa’s Little Helper. From there, they also scored new buildings, the Try-N-Save among the list. Finally, they can decorate their virtual Springfields with various holiday-themed items, and perform new jobs for Santa Coins. [Download]

If you enjoy quirky games and don’t feel like spending money, take a serious look at Pizza Vs. Skeletons. Off-the-wall and fun, this bizarre effort casts players as an oversized pizza, charged with rolling over and crushing a skeleton army. It’s on sale for a limited time, so don’t let this opportunity to play one of the best iOS games slip away. [Download]